Check-protector.



H. R. SINCLAIR.

CHECK PROTECTOR.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 21. 1915.

Lmwm Patented June 15, 1915.

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To all "whom it may concern Be it known that I, HARRY R. Slnomm, a

citizen of the United States, residing at WorcestenQcounty of Worcester, State of .5, Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Check-Protectors, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanylng drawing, is a speclfication,

\ like characters on the drawing representing This invention relates'to pocket check protectors both for perforating the check to indicate the face value thereof and for inking the perforations, and the object of the invention is to providea novel pocket check protector of this type which can be inexpen sively manufactured; which is light in weight and, can be carried in the pocket without inconvenience; which is easy to opcrate, and which has other .advantages, all

as will be more fully hereinafter described. In order to give an understanding of my invention ll have illustrated in the drawings a selected embodiment thereof whichv will now be described, after which the novel fea- I tures will be pointed out in the appended claims.

, Tn the drawings, Figure l is a plan view of a check protector embodying my invention; Fig. 2' is a section on the line mm, Fig. 1; Fig. 3 shows one ofthe puncturing caps before it is applied to the; platewhich,

carries it; Fig. 4 is an enlarged} sectional view through one of the puncturing arrns on the line g/ y, Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is a view of the bottom plate removed. a

Tn designing rny present invention l have aimed to provide an inking check protector which is greatly simplified in construction ber of'parts and which can be readily taken apart to permit the inking pad to be freshly upturned lip 2. Situated above the inking" pad 5 is a protecting plate 'fihaving therein.

a plurality of sets of perforations 8 formed indicate the characters it is desired to v rectly over the apertures 8, so that the dein that it is composed of a minimurnnumennon-rnorncrori.

. Specification of Letters-Patent. Patenitigdl J mm 15 11915,, Application filed,- ternar a7, ieia Seriallto. were.

I perforate in the check, these preferably beingthe ten digits and a dollar mark.

Situated above the protecting plate 6 is a puncturing member in the form of a resilient circular plate 7 which is secured to the to plate 6 and which is provided with a plurality of radial arms 9, each of which carries at its end a set of puncturing points 10, these puncturing points being situated dipression of any arm 9 will force the puncturing points thereon through the apertures 8. To provide a,simple way of securing the plates 6 and 7 together I propose to form. the plate 6 with the annular upturned por tion 11 and with the horizontal portion 12 which constitutes a rest or support for the central portion ofthe plate 7, the latter be ing formed with a central aperture, and the plate 6 being-formed with the portion 13 which extends through the aperture and is r bent over on the top of the plate 7 thereby rigidly securing the plate 7 onto the rest portion 12 of the plate 6. The bottom plate l is secured to the plates 6 and 7 by the an curved annular portion l of the bottom plate which engages the portion 13 of the plate 6, as shown in Fig. 2. The upturned portion 3, '4: of the bottom plate is preferably slotted at one or more points, as shown at 20 sothat it will be suiiiciently resilient to permit it to be snapped into or snapped out of the portion 13 of the plate ,6, thus providing for 'a detachable connection between these parts. The purposeof thisis to perinit the ready inking of the pad 5, for when the pad needs to be inked the bottom plate 1 can be snapped off from the combined plate 6 and 7, thus exposing the inking pad for the reception of ink. After the pad has been inked the parts can be snapped together again, as will be obvious.

- The puncturing points 10 are formed on headsor caps: 14; which are applied to theends of the armst). These caps are first 1W formed with a cup shape shown in Fig. 3 and with the puncturing points Men the under face thereoffone side of the cup por tion being cut out, as shown at 15. The cap is then applied to the rounded end 16 of the 1%" arm Q and theupper edge 21 of the cup is 11 set or bent over onto the peripheral edge oi the head 16, as shown in; Fig. d, thus rigidly securing the cap to the head. @no advantage of this construction is that this are clenching. or upsetting-=process forms a bead finger in position on the end of the arm- While pressure is being applied to the arm for puncturing a check. The puncturing points 10 will preferably be made in'the form of self-stripping points so that they paper without the necessity of employing a stripper plate for this, purpose. This can be accomplished by making the points comparatively stubby, as shown.

Iclaim: 3 I

1. In a check protector, the combination with a bottom plate, of an inking pad sustained thereon, a protective plate overlying the inking pad and formed of a plurality of apertures representing characters, a perforatingplate secured to the protective plate and provided with a plurality of resilient arms, each'carrying puncturing points representing a character, said latter plates having a central aperture and the bottom plate having a yielding boss, to enter said aperture and detachably engaging the periphery thereof whereby said bottom plate is detachably connected to the other plates.

2. In a check rotector, the combination with a plate provided with perforations rep resenting characters, of a perforating plate will strip themselves from the punctured" presenting a plurality of resilient arms, a puncturing cap applied to the end of each arm and having a bottom portion that underlies the bottom face of the arm and is provided with puncturing points, and side walls that embrace the edge of the arm and overlie the periphery thereof thereby forming a finger-gui ing bead.

In testimony'whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HARRY R. SINCLAIR. Witnesses:

A. G. Loonsmenn,

B. L. FoRMAN- 

